Chapter 19

The next morning, Allison left for an overseas conference,

When Ella called, Stephanie couldn’t help but smirk. “Tell your cousin to say fat for a lot longer Alton’s gone Shell out of town for about a month

Ella sounded surprised. “How do you know that? Did she call you?”

Stephanie: “Yeah, she called me at 1 AM last night.”

Ella let out a small laugh. “She called you at 1 AM to tell you her schedule? Is the crazy?

She knew doctors had weird hours, but I AM? That was a new level of bizarre for Allison

Stephanie laughed, “Actually, she called about Olivia.”

Ella was intrigued. “Olivia? What happened to her?”

Stephanie paused, and then she replied, “She got admitted to the hospital last night. Apparently, she’s got a bunch of diseases.”

Ella’s voice immediately shifted, a mix of shock and confusion. “A bunch? How many? What kind of diseases?”

Stephanie filled her in on everything she knew, and Ella was stunned.

Just yesterday, she’d seen Olivia and Chris at a gynecology clinic, and she’d assumed it was because Olivia was pregnant.

Turns out, it was because she was seriously sick.

Stephanie recalled what Allison told her yesterday. “Uterine cancer, heart disease, and I think liver cancer too.”

Ella gasped, her voice shaky. “What… how does she have so many diseases? And uterine cancer? How does that even happen?”

Like Stephanie, Ella seemed to think uterine cancer was something that came with an indulgent lifestyle.

uterine cancer, her tone

she’s an ‘ethical doctor, so she wouldn’t gossip with

down and said, “Okay, no gossip. But seriously–there’s no way Chris and Olivia have a future. I mean, what kind of family would

conservative.”

They knew she was the daughter of a nanny, and that was enough

health problems, there was no way they’d ever accept her

tone turning serious. “You need to watch out. With all Olivia’s health issues, the older members of the Ashford family are gonna do whatever it takes to stop Chris from getting

“I wouldn’t be surprised if they start pushing for you

feeling the Ashfords would be desperate to lock Stephanie down now–especially since she was from the Hart

1/3

6425

Chapter 19

the perfect replacement for Olivia.

Ella wasn’t wrong.

already keeping a close

night before and were especially concerned about the one

a quick breakfast before heading to

a call from Chris’s mom. “Stefi, come by for

got

and she wasn’t about to leave

this about Olivia? And

wasn’t sure how to respond. She didn’t want to be rude,

“Or should I come find you?”

of respect. “Okay, I’ll

letting up, so it seemed easier to just go

clear up whatever hope the Hart family had about her

a strange number flashed on her screen.

She answered, “Hello?”

Chris’s

The sound of

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255